Description:

Blackburn with Darwen Children's Services are seeking an Emergency Duty Team Social Worker. The role is full time 37 hours per week. 15% bonus per hour for unsociable hours (£34.50ph).

What is required?

The EDT Social Worker provides an emergency social work service for adults and children believed to be at risk of significant harm; and for whom delay until the next working day would be detrimental.
The EDT Social Worker responds to a variety of statutory and non-statutory social care emergencies. These can include the most serious child protection concerns, adult safeguarding concerns and complex mental health act assessments.
The EDT Social Worker operates outside office hours. The service runs from 17:00pm on weekdays until 09.00am the following day. At weekends and bank holidays cover is provided 24 hours a day.
The team is currently based at Hopwood Court, a short distance out of Blackburn town centre. You need to have a Social Work qualification, Approved Mental Health Practitioner status and substantial post-qualification experience in social care.
Experience in Childrens social work is essential.

If you are interested, please call Chris Richardson on 01772 208964 or email me your CV - Christopher.richardson@servicecare.org.uk

If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £250.

The benefits of working with SCS:

A specialist, dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact
Exceptional referral bonuses - £250 per referral placed in to work!
An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
Payroll service twice a week.
Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.
Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
DBS disclosures provided via fast-track online services free of charge.

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